6 books on how China eliminates poverty

Eliminating poverty is a shared mission and a major challenge for humanity. China, with a population of 1.4 billion, eradicated absolute poverty in 2020 and is now working to advance rural revitalization across the country. Meanwhile, it wants to share its experience to help in the fight against poverty around the world.

Here are six books from publishers under China International Communications Group that are full of touching stories and valuable lessons, helping readers understand the challenges and triumphs in China's poverty alleviation efforts.

Chinese People, Chinese Dream: The Life Change of Chinese People and Poverty Alleviation

Written by William N. Brown, an American professor who teaches in China's Xiamen University and who has been living in China for decades, the book tells the stories of 14 ordinary Chinese who pursued a better life in the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

Brown travelled across 26 cities in 18 provincial-level regions, including those with many national-level impoverished counties, such as Tibet autonomous region, Guizhou province, Gansu province, Yunnan province, and Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Through his interviews with these people, the author provides a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of China's poverty alleviation efforts. The book is published by Foreign Languages Press.

China's Rural Revitalization: The Gansu Experience (English edition)

"China's Rural Revitalization: The Gansu Experience" presents a summary of social and economic development and poverty alleviation in China since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and an account of real-life poverty alleviation and rural revitalization work at the grassroots in Gansu province, central China.

The author, David W. Ferguson, has lived in China for many years and has a deep understanding of the country. The book is based on Ferguson's visits to several villages in Gansu province, a landlocked and mountainous region in central China, where he interviewed the local people about their poverty alleviation and rural revitalization efforts. In this book, Ferguson also provides insights into why China has achieved such remarkable results in reducing poverty and revitalizing the countryside. The book is published by Foreign Languages Press.

The Great Young People

Published by Foreign Languages Press, "The Great Young People" tells the stories of a group of young people with prestigious academic degrees who chose to work at the grassroots level of rural and impoverished areas in China. They experienced hardships and challenges that many of their peers did not have, and also felt a sense of fulfillment from their contribution to the development of the country and the wellbeing of the people.

Keywords to Understand China: Targeted Poverty Elimination

"Keywords to Understand China: Targeted Poverty Elimination" is published by the New World Press. It introduces and explains the major concepts and practices of China's poverty elimination efforts.

The book has been translated into English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, German, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Kazakh, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and other languages, with an aim to help readers overseas better understand China's targeted poverty elimination efforts, and provide useful references for international cooperation on reducing poverty.

Rooted in Rural China: Stories of First Secretaries in Poverty Alleviation (English edition)

Published by China Pictorial Press, "Rooted in Rural China: Stories of First Secretaries in Poverty Alleviation" records the daily work of first Party secretaries through a combination of pictures and words. It presents stories of how they contributed to the fight against poverty and faced down various difficulties and challenges.

100 Photographers Focus on Poverty Alleviation (Bilingual version)

Published by China Pictorial Press, "100 Photographers Focus on Poverty Alleviation" features 306 photographs by 281 photographers that document the stories of poverty alleviation in China. The book aims to showcase the changes in people's lives, the achievements of China's poverty reduction, and the wisdom and solutions that China can offer to the world.